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All About History

No. 105
Magazine

All About History is the stunningly realised new magazine from the makers of How It Works and All About Space. Featuring beautiful illustrations, photos and graphics depicting everything from ancient civilisations to the Cold War, All About History is accessible and entertaining to all and makes history fun for the whole family.

Welcome

ALL ABOUT HISTORY

Defining Moments

ALL ABOUT THE ROMAN REPUBLIC

Key Events

PUNIC WAR SHIP • Roman Republic c.3rd century BCE

ROMAN ORATOR • Roman Republic c.2nd-1st century BCE

SILVER TIVOLI TABLEWARE • Buried for centuries, this collection is an important find Tivoli, Mid-First Century BCE

FAMOUS ROMANS • Meet ten Romans who helped shape the Republic – even in its dying days

ROME’S STOLEN MYTHOLOGY • Dr Gina May explains the origins, purpose and importance of Roman legends

ROMAN REPUBLIC SETTLEMENTS • Get a taste of Ancient Rome outside of Italy

● RISE OF THE ● MEDICIS • How one dynasty became the rulers of the Renaissance

ABRIDGED MEDICI FAMILY TREE • A quick guide to how the powerful lineage connects together

What did the Medicis do for us? • Famous works of art and architecture from Florence’s ‘first family’

MACHIAVELLI AND THE MEDICI • They were connected by deep personal and political ties

BIRTH OF BOLLYWOOD • Uncovering the stories and secrets of the world’s biggest film industry

Dilip Kumar

Amitabh Bachchan

Madhubala

Meena Kumari

From Bollywood to Tollywood • Some of the many brands of Indian cinema explained

THE LIFE and LEGACY of COCCINELLE • From humble beginnings in 1930s Paris, Coccinelle’s star quality led her to become a key figure of transgender history

TIMELINE OF TRANS HISTORY • Key legal and social developments in the fight for trans rights in the 20th century

TRAILBLAZING TRANS WOMEN • Four inspirational individuals whose stories and lives changed the world

COCCINELLE’S FURTHER LISTENING • Five of the French singer’s greatest hits

HERO OF THE HAITIAN SLAVE REBELLION • Dr Sudhir Hazareesingh, author of Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture, on the remarkable revolutionary leader

THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION • The story behind the most successful slave rebellion in history

LOUVERTURE IN CAPTIVITY • The famed leader spent the final months of his life imprisoned

The First Feminist Manifesto • Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz challenged patriarchal oppression to champion women’s rights

AMERICA’S WORST RACE CRIME • On the night of 31 May, 1921, a prosperous Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was attacked by an armed white mob bent on murder and destruction. The ensuing massacre claimed over 300 lives and is among the most horrific events in U.S. history – so why has it remained buried for 100 years?

TIMELINE OF EVENTS • What we understand happened on the 31 May and 1 June 1921

WHO WAS BC FRANKLIN? • The man who fought for justice and whose personal account only recently resurfaced

BATTLE OF KÖNIGGRÄTZ • CZECH REPUBLIC, 3 JULY 1866

PRUSSIA

AUSTRIA

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION HAD SPREAD TO BRITAIN? • In 1789 revolutionary forces stormed the Bastille, but could the guillotine have come to Greenwich?

THE PAST

THE POSSIBILITY

WITCHCRAFT, SUPERSTITION AND MAGIC • Objects and etchings that chart the development of witches and spells

REVIEWS • The books, TV shows and films causing a stir in the history world this month

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER • The 1997 film may be more famous, but is this 1958 British telling of the Titanic story more accurate?

SOUP JOUMOU •...


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 84 Publisher: Future Publishing Ltd Edition: No. 105

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: June 17, 2021

Formats

OverDrive Magazine

Languages

English

All About History is the stunningly realised new magazine from the makers of How It Works and All About Space. Featuring beautiful illustrations, photos and graphics depicting everything from ancient civilisations to the Cold War, All About History is accessible and entertaining to all and makes history fun for the whole family.

Welcome

ALL ABOUT HISTORY

Defining Moments

ALL ABOUT THE ROMAN REPUBLIC

Key Events

PUNIC WAR SHIP • Roman Republic c.3rd century BCE

ROMAN ORATOR • Roman Republic c.2nd-1st century BCE

SILVER TIVOLI TABLEWARE • Buried for centuries, this collection is an important find Tivoli, Mid-First Century BCE

FAMOUS ROMANS • Meet ten Romans who helped shape the Republic – even in its dying days

ROME’S STOLEN MYTHOLOGY • Dr Gina May explains the origins, purpose and importance of Roman legends

ROMAN REPUBLIC SETTLEMENTS • Get a taste of Ancient Rome outside of Italy

● RISE OF THE ● MEDICIS • How one dynasty became the rulers of the Renaissance

ABRIDGED MEDICI FAMILY TREE • A quick guide to how the powerful lineage connects together

What did the Medicis do for us? • Famous works of art and architecture from Florence’s ‘first family’

MACHIAVELLI AND THE MEDICI • They were connected by deep personal and political ties

BIRTH OF BOLLYWOOD • Uncovering the stories and secrets of the world’s biggest film industry

Dilip Kumar

Amitabh Bachchan

Madhubala

Meena Kumari

From Bollywood to Tollywood • Some of the many brands of Indian cinema explained

THE LIFE and LEGACY of COCCINELLE • From humble beginnings in 1930s Paris, Coccinelle’s star quality led her to become a key figure of transgender history

TIMELINE OF TRANS HISTORY • Key legal and social developments in the fight for trans rights in the 20th century

TRAILBLAZING TRANS WOMEN • Four inspirational individuals whose stories and lives changed the world

COCCINELLE’S FURTHER LISTENING • Five of the French singer’s greatest hits

HERO OF THE HAITIAN SLAVE REBELLION • Dr Sudhir Hazareesingh, author of Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture, on the remarkable revolutionary leader

THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION • The story behind the most successful slave rebellion in history

LOUVERTURE IN CAPTIVITY • The famed leader spent the final months of his life imprisoned

The First Feminist Manifesto • Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz challenged patriarchal oppression to champion women’s rights

AMERICA’S WORST RACE CRIME • On the night of 31 May, 1921, a prosperous Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was attacked by an armed white mob bent on murder and destruction. The ensuing massacre claimed over 300 lives and is among the most horrific events in U.S. history – so why has it remained buried for 100 years?

TIMELINE OF EVENTS • What we understand happened on the 31 May and 1 June 1921

WHO WAS BC FRANKLIN? • The man who fought for justice and whose personal account only recently resurfaced

BATTLE OF KÖNIGGRÄTZ • CZECH REPUBLIC, 3 JULY 1866

PRUSSIA

AUSTRIA

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION HAD SPREAD TO BRITAIN? • In 1789 revolutionary forces stormed the Bastille, but could the guillotine have come to Greenwich?

THE PAST

THE POSSIBILITY

WITCHCRAFT, SUPERSTITION AND MAGIC • Objects and etchings that chart the development of witches and spells

REVIEWS • The books, TV shows and films causing a stir in the history world this month

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER • The 1997 film may be more famous, but is this 1958 British telling of the Titanic story more accurate?

SOUP JOUMOU •...


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